Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund

By zujie.409413
  • The Founding

    The Founding

    The Asian American Legal Defense was founded in 1974, by a group of lawyers, activists, and students. The location AALDEF was founded is New York.
  • The Beginning

    The Beginning

    AALDEF started to have volunteers and supporters. AALDEF started a rally to stand up for Peter Yew, who was an innocent bystander that was beaten after complaining about the police' mishandling of a minor traffic incident.
  • A Rally

    A Rally

    A rally of about 15,000 Chinese garment workers protests for a new ILGWU union contract.
  • The Fight

    The Fight

    Four Asian Americans were attacked at Binghamton University by a trio of white wrestlers who were shouting racial slurs.
  • Melina Clarke

    Melina Clarke

    Melina Clarke, a teenage basketball player, was racially harassed in a Kentucky middle school. The U.S. Department of Education and Justice Department were involved due to filed complaints from spectators.